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(ModeL) F. E. MEYER.

4 Imitation of Mosaic for Jewelry. 9.

'No. 227,371 Patented May, 1880.

Witnesses. I I Im/c'ntmt N. RETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D.G.

UNITED. STATES FRANCIS ED MEYER,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMITATION OF MOSAIC FOR JEWELRY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,377, dated May 11,1880.

a Application filed March 19, 1880.

joined specification and the accompanying drawings.

Of the said drawings, Figures 1, 2,3, 4, 5, and

6 are front elevations of different designs for the application of themosaic figures hereinafter described. Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of thepiece shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of the pieceshown in Fig. 7, displaying the pieces cemented at the back of the frontplate, and which said pieces give the mosaic effect.

Thefront plate, A, in each instance is to be made of either cast orblown transparent glass,

and the front face of the same may, of course,

be made either flat, with straight or beveled edges, or convex, concave,or any other form desired, and terminating in any shaped contour oroutline.

The piece A, though transparent, or nearly so, may be of any color, andon the back of this piece the outline of any desired figure, B, may betraced out in the line a. The figure or figures B may be that of a head,flower, or any other ornament, and this figure or figures, whatever itor they may be, will be simply outlined on the back of the piece A bymeans of a contour line or lines, a, the line or lines a being painted,printed, or otherwise put upon the back of the piece A, either withgold, bronze, or any other desirable color or material, which may beheated, enameled, or burned in to make it stick; or the line amay bestamped or molded into the substance of the piece A in any suitablemanner.

(ModeL) The field a, which forms all of the surface of the back part ofthe piece A which is not covered by the figure B, will be colored orcoated black or any other color, so as to render it opaque, and then,after this coloring or coating shall have dried, pieces 0, ofmother-ofpearl, silver or gold leaf, or any other suitable material,will be cemented to the back of the piece A directly over the figures B,using for this purpose any suitable transparent cement or adhesivesubstance that will securely fix the piece or pieces 0 to the piece A,and after these pieces 0 are so fixed to the piece A the front face ofthe said piece A will present the appearance of inlaid or mosaic work.

After the piece or pieces 0 shall have been securely cemented orfastened to the back of the piece A, as above described, the whole ofthe hack of the piece A and the pieces 0 will be coated or covered withpaint, paper, metal, waterproofing of any kind, or any other suitablematerial which can be securely fixed to the backs of the said pieces Aand G, and thereby secure them from injury of any kind.

The pieces A thus prepared and ornamented may be put into suitablesettings for sleevebuttons, breast-pins, ear-rings, and such other likeornaments.

Having described my invention, I claim- As an article of manufacture, animitation mosaic gem consisting of a transparent front or face plate ofglass, said plate being provided with an opaque border and with anoutlined center figure, and a mosaic center figure formed of pieces ofmother-of-pearl, or its equivalent, cemented to said face-plate at theback thereof, the back of the imitation gem thus formed being providedwith a protective coating, substantially as described.

FRANCIS ED MEYER. Witnesses:

P. E. RA UE, M. RANDOLPH.

